One of the decisions Ed DeChellis made after being hired as Navy men's basketball coach was to re-establish a junior varsity program.
Former head coach Don DeVoe used the JV squad with great success during his 12-year tenure, which produced five Patriot League regular season championships and three NCAA Tournament berths.
Shortly after being hired in 2012, DeChellis consulted with DeVoe and learned the value of utilizing junior varsity games to give young players experience.
DeChellis quickly reinstituted the program, which was discontinued by predecessor Billy Lange, and dubbed it the Navy Basketball Development Team.